Lance Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 5% of voters here vote Democratic and 95% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Lance Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lance Creek, ~2% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lance Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lance Creek leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
Lance Creek runs about 45 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lance Creek. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+91) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+77), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Lance Creek leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lance Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Lance Creek live in densely developed areas, about 11 points below the Wyoming average of 12%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Lance Creek, WY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Lance Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Lance Creek sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Redbird, WY R+90
- Lost Springs, WY R+79
- Lusk, WY R+90
- Manville, WY R+90
- Shawnee, WY R+75
- Keeline, WY R+84
- Edgemont, SD R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Corridon, MO R+70
- Woodruff, IN R+66
- Clementson, MN R+36
- Whiteland, TX R+76
- Weaver, WV R+65
- Weaver, MN R+36
- Wabek, ND R+31
- Valley Acres, CA R+80
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wyoming Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.